How to organize your closet.
By Mildred Munjanganja | December 30, 2009
Start purging! Anything that is not flattering, that you have not worn in a long time and is not seasonal, things you do not absolutely love and anything that does not project that image you want to show the world must go! You will suddenly have enough open space to organize your closet.
Below are a few tips you can employ right away to get your closet organized: Read full entry »
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The 5 Phases of Mastering Workflow: Phase 1.
By Mildred Munjanganja | December 28, 2009
In his book: ‘Getting Things Done’ – David Allen describes the five stages of mastering workflow as:
1. Collect – putting together the things that need our attention
2. Process –understanding them and determining what needs to be done with them
3. Organize – managing them in a way that makes sense
4. Review – examining the options of what we want to do with them
5. Do – putting a plan into action and actually doing something about them
Today, we will focus on collecting! If you have ever collected a pile of papers with the intention of filing them away and the pile still stares at you for weeks, then you are essentially paralyzed in the collection phase. Every phase must be followed consistently and separately in order to allow you to get organized.
Where do you begin? David Allen recommends starting by looking at anything in your personal or professional life that you believe needs to be different. It doesn’t matter how big or trivial it may seem, as long as you want to commit yourself to seeing a change in that facet of your life, then it needs to be on your list. Read full entry »
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3 Tips on becoming the driver of your life.
By Mildred Munjanganja | December 22, 2009
How do things happen in your life? By accident? As a result of other influences or are you able to directly associate change in your life to actual actions that you did? For instance, if you are out of work, is it because you were downsized, fired or pushed out of the job or is it because you decided to go to school to further your education or you quit to start your own business or be a stay at home parent? Whatever the situation, were you the driver or was it forced upon you? Below are a few tips to help you become the driver of your life.
1. Audit your current situation – is this what you want to be doing? Are you happy? How did you get here? Ask these questions regarding your weight, your finances, your job, your relationships etc– you will be amazed at what you discover. Read full entry »
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The power of positive thinking.
By Mildred Munjanganja | December 10, 2009
Imagine 2 prisoners, both in the same camp subjected to the same torture: one is happy and spends all his time finding ways to keep his sanity and joy. The other is miserable, focusing always on his plight and how he can die. Which prisoner are you? If you lost your job today, would you lament at how unfair life was or would you take it as an opportunity for change. It’s all about perception.
The world is whatever shade you paint it in – your perception of things; your views are what make your world. You choose to be happy, you choose to be at peace, no-one can take choice away from you. When you are confronted with a difficult situation that is completely out of your control, ask yourself 2 questions: what have I learnt from this experience? And how can I grow from this? Then challenge yourself to rise above it.
It’s all in the power of the mind.
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Tips on becoming a great speaker.
By Mildred Munjanganja | December 1, 2009
Think about it, you spend all day talking about things of no consequence – you do so with eloquence and ease but then when you are confronted by a camera or a large group of people, you brain fools you into believing there is suddenly a problem.
What can you do to become a great speaker? Read full entry »
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When clutter destroys love!
By Mildred Munjanganja | November 13, 2009
When your clutter is what consumes your life, there is really no room for another love!
I have a friend who asked me why I think she is single – these are the thoughts I shared with her – I hope you find them helpful.
- My friend is too embarrassed to have company at her house. She is very single and desperately wants to be in a relationship – however, every time we are in a car with a group of friends and eligible bachelors and give her call to tell her you will be swinging by she screams ‘my place is a mess!’ Her ‘mess’ is affecting her social life. Read full entry »
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How to control paper chaos!
By Mildred Munjanganja | August 27, 2009
As the world has become more electronic, we have also developed the need to print, resulting in paper mountains everywhere! Taking 10 minutes every single day to sort through your paper clutter will save you time and frustration in the future.
Below are some tips to help you get started:
1. Gather all the loose papers around you in one place.
2. Grab one piece of paper and decide right away what you want to do with it?
- Do you want to keep it?
- Shred it?
- File it?
- Is there an action you need to take e.g. if the piece of paper is meant to be given to someone else, give it to them!
3. Do this with every single piece of paper on your pile – 10 minutes a day, one day at a time.
4. You will have moments of uncertainty – whether to throw something away or keep it. If there is some information on the paper that you need, write it down on a note-pad and throw the piece of paper away
5. Make use of hanging files which will make it easier to flip through paper. This will help to prevent building a paper pile in the first place!
You will be surprised at the kind of relief you will feel once you are done. Enjoy!
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How to minimize interruptions during your work day!
By Mildred Munjanganja | August 3, 2009
1. Plan your day – make this the first thing you do when you sit down at your desk. Your plan should include an account of what you want to have achieved by the end of the day. You can break the day up into two hour blocks, accounting for each block. Be sure to include time for interruptions.
2. Allot a certain amount of time to such miscellaneous tasks and interruptions and make sure that your team is aware of this daily time slot so that they only come to you during those periods except for critical circumstances Read full entry »
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7 ways to Master Growth in Your Organization
By Mildred Munjanganja | July 15, 2009
There are many challenges that arise from a growing business, below are 7 ways to help you master growth in your organization:
- Learn how to delegate: If you are a CEO, Executive, or in any position to make critical decisions for your company yet you are still deciding whether to buy plain paper or striped, something is terribly wrong. Take a look at some of the tasks you perform on a daily basis and determine what it is you are doing that is not adding value. Get rid of it or delegate it; you have work to do!
- Put clear Systems and Structures in place: There are a couple of best practices you simply cannot do without, things like performance appraisals, information systems, policies and procedures, etc. These things help to create some consistency in an organization and will facilitate growth.
- If it can’t be measured, it can’t be measured: Make sure you have a clear idea of where things are going. What should you be measuring daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly? Whether it’s sales, error rates, bounce rates etc., it is important to have a firm grasp of what is going on, even if you don’t like the answers.
- Create a priority list and stick to it: What are your priorities as an organization? Think of at least three things that you simply cannot allow to decline. For instance, if one of your priorities is offering exceptional customer service, then make sure that everything the company does is in alignment with that objective.
- Evaluate the Market: It is important to know what is going on in the outside world. What are others in your industry doing? What are best practices and worst blunders? Is there a specific trend that is on the horizon that you should be monitoring?
- Focus on Constant Improvement: You must continue to grow as an individual or else you’ll get left behind. Determine what areas you need to improve on, where you can stand to grow and what you can learn. Always stay current.
- Leadership: Make people, their objectives and the company’s objectives a priority and watch yourself succeed. Determine what you have to do to make each employee grow; try to foster creativity and innovation. If you are able to get others to do things as well as you do, or better than you do, you have won half the battle.
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3 Pre-Interview Strategies for Hiring A-Players
By Mildred Munjanganja | July 8, 2009
I will be the first to admit that I have made one or two pretty costly hiring decisions. Decisions that have wasted a lot of valuable time drained the company’s resources and cost a significant amount of money. It’s through these mistakes that strategies are born. The potentially best or worst decision you may ever make for your organization is who you choose to allow through your doors, to sit at your desks, represent you and make decisions on the company’s behalf. People are your most valuable asset. Read full entry »
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